August 2011
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Lamb, beef and cheese have the highest emissions The Environmental Working Group recently published a report assessing the climate change and environmental impacts of meat production. They found that not all meats have the same impact. Visit the 2001 Meat Eaters Guide to Climate Change + Health
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Federal judge rejects federal salmon plan once again as he did with Obama’s predecessors- The judge said Obama’s plan sucks too, and he raises the specter of breaching the pork barrel dams on the lower Snake River (in Washington State). This judicial fight has gone on for a decade. Redden plays the game carefully, however.…
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Though this is hardly a revelation in this forum, Time Magazine reaches a wide audience- Republican politicians’ anti-conservation fury is only about a decade old. Many conservation leaders were prominent Republicans and sponsored bills they now attack. Of course, this may not be surprising because I think Ronald Reagan himself might not accepted by today’s…
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A cement plant in a sparsely inhabited part of Oregon produces massive amounts of neurotoxic mercury. Idaho’s Simpson wants to give them a free pass to pollute Idaho- Mercury is not an unavoidable contaminant of cement. However, the deposit near Durkee, Oregon contains a very high level. Durkee, Oregon itself is a bit of nothing…
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Humans, pets at increased risk of dangerous interactions- Texas is in a very severe drought and wild animals are getting desperate for water and will take big risks. Drought causing Texas wildlife to act out of character. By Shannon Tompkins. Houston Chronicle. Governor Rick Perry has a policy to deal with it and more, however.…